Entrepreneurship and economic development: the EMPRETEC showcase |
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Authors: | Saikou E Sanyang Wen-Chi Huang |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, 912, Taiwan;(2) Graduate Institute of Agribusiness Management, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | The hypothesis that entrepreneurship is linked to economic growth finds it’s most immediate foundation in simple intuition,
common sense and pure economic observation: activities to convert ideas into economic opportunities lie at the very heart
of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is a source of innovation and change, and as such spurs improvements in productivity
and economic competitiveness. The entrepreneur has been a fundamental agent in most production, distribution and growth theories.
The role of entrepreneurship as the driving force of economic growth found its most explicit foundation. Empretec was established
in 1988 to promote entrepreneurship in developing countries. Empretec’s programs have been initiated in 27 countries plus
additional centers in Brazil, assisting more than 80, entrepreneurs through local driven business support centers. The information
collected for this paper was secondary data rather than conducting survey. Therefore, one objectives of this paper is to examine
the exact nature of entrepreneurship and its role in economic theory. |
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